Rodent feeder



C. F. LANE RODENT FEEDER Dec. 6, 19.32.

Filed Dec. '7, 1951 Figa/YF 5 /QJLM A TTR/VEY i Patented 6, 1932 UNITED nSTATI-:s ,PATENT- 01mm.V Es F. Lam y or SAN Jose,` cam: y, e d

Application mea December 7.1931#r serrano. Sra-eea? j be quickly and easily determined, and where-v by poisoned food maybe quickly and easily deposited within the burrow without the necessity of digging away anyV of the soil.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of the character indicated that 175 will be economical to manufacture, simple in form and construction, offewparts, quickly and easily assembled, strong, durable, and

highly eflicient in its practical application,`

and one that will accurately Vandpositively lneasure the food deposited from a given su ply.

n the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention, part broken away. Y

2-2 of'Figure 1, `parts broken away.

' Figure 3 is a section on line 3-43, Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of the finder spear. Y

Figure 5 is an enlarged elevation of the discharge end of the device when open.

In the embodiment of the device as herein shown, I show at 1 a tube upon which is mounted a tting 2 to carry a handle 3.` Into the top pointed rod 4 as at 5, the rod being also threaded as at 6 to permit its being vsheathed and secured when not in use.

At 7 and 8 are two portions of a hollow coupling screwed together as at 9 with a plate 10 mounted therebetween to form two chambers as l11 and 12. The upper portion 7 is threaded upon the lower end of the tube 1 as at 13, and the lower portion 8 has a tube 14 threaded into its lower end as at 15. The

' Figure 2 is an enlarged `section on line'- of the hollow iitting 2 is threaded a parti8 .has afslot 16 formedr therein lasy shown. y At 17 is a ,cone shaped memberl fitted 'with a tubular part 18 mounted to slideginftube p i 14 and provided with a discharge openings19 atits `base,the bottom of the tubular 4part 50 18 sloping .toward the discharge Yopeningf19v asat20.-v Y s f At 21 is-shown a measuring` cup having a. bottom'l 22 sloping toward a discharge opening ,23 in the; sidego. the .cup cylindrical in -form' "and` V.being .-:slidably Y mounted in passage 24 in plate 10.1v The 'cup is connected fto'r a cross-ban25.FonA part7 by means of a `spring 26, 'and' is connectedwto the part k17--18-by meansoza rodf 27. iii/An @n operating bar 28 passesthrough' slot 16` and is `mounted-,on [cup l21. The V,fspringi 26znor-V mallysupportsythe cup21 in chamber 11,v where'it `will automatically'` fill Withgrain from the chamber,y and at the same time holds e5 the'shoulder 29 on member 17 .against the lower end of tube 14'and .consequently closes opening 19.

In using the :device tube lare illedwithpois'oned grain andthe 7o spear 4 placedin position as shown injFigurel 1. @Selecting a place where -thegroundshows indications of a rodent having b'urr w`ed therethrough,-thespear 4 is thrust into the soil and the depth of the burrow ascertained. This canbe readily determined withlafspear f of small diameter since the soil offersr but" 1L slight resistance, and the entrance of the spear point into an open space is readily noted. The device is now inverted andthe part sol 17-714 is thrust into theJ ground until its point passes through'the burrow and into the y soil again as shown at 30, the burrow show# ing ain-31. By placing a foot on bar .28 and bers, thereby carryingthe contents of cup'21 7 i '1,890,391 y -f thel lcup .being 55 i rlppinghandle 3`pa-rts 17 and 21 may be Y'78752 i moved relative topart 1 andv attached memi I '11 I r Y L I Y 1,890,391

:means of this device operated as des s criiied Vva measured portion of poisoned food maybe deposited ina burrow quickly andy positively and without kmaterially disturbing'thevsoil forming .its enclosing Walls.Y Y

It is to be understood, ofcourse, that Whilel .I have herein shown and described` but one j, specific embodiment ofthe invention, changes Y' in form, construction,` land method'of assemo bly and operation may be made Vwithin the scopeof the appended claims.

Ic1am: f Y j Y 1. Adevice of the characterdescribedcomprising, a tubular member adapted to penetrate the soil vto a rodents burrow and having .Y A ,a magazine chamber formed-therein and 'a discharge chamber formed therein, means :for `I transferring a measured portion of l'nat'eriall from the'magazine chambergto the discharge` n chamber, and separate means cooperating as y a lunitnwith the* lasttmentionedfmeansfor Y discharging'. themeasured portion. ofemate- Y iali fromf the: discharge.chamber into thek burrow;v y s 1. ,I Y t *5.2; lAJ-device of the characterdescribed comprising, a tubularl member adapted to. penetratevthe soil to a rodents burrow andhaving a housingf'mounted upon its upper-"end,` the saidy housing havingffahand-le mountedl thereon and having apartitiondisposed thereinw tov divide .the same .into ktWo chambers, the saidv partition having an axially disposed holeformedtherein, a measuring cup slidably' mounted'jfn said hole and havinganopening n y formed in one side thereof,.an operating .bar `mounted on the cup inf-.the lovverchamber and y extending through: the: chambery Wall, resili-` vent means forv normally supporting thejcup in the upper"chamber,V a closure for the bottornl endzy ot the .tubular member havinga Y tubular portion `slidably engaging :the said tubularzfmemberf and' having an openingformedr in the side thereof normally` closedv by' said.y tubulanmemberf, and a connecting.v y l4.3; member between-the said cup and' closure whereby 'moving'.the'cup-intothelovver'cham-V Y ber vWill slide-:the said-:lcl'osureto uncover the openingfin theJ side thereof.

" f' CHARLES AF.;LANE.-y

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